Problem: If "Many people start to read Paul's books and can't put them down. They are gripped because Paul writes so well.", is "People are gripped because Paul writes so well." correct?

Answer: yes


Problem: If "The older students were bullying the younger ones, so we punished them.", is "We punished the older students." correct?

Answer: yes


Problem: If "The sun was covered by a thick cloud all morning, but luckily, by the time the picnic started, it was gone.", is "The cloud was gone." correct?

Answer:
yes